Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, July 3, 2025.
- Four-fight UFC veteran retires from MMA: ‘Comes with a lot of heart break’: I’ll never forget Cheyanne Vlismas threatening to follow her opponent home after getting whooped on for three rounds.
- Merica? Jake Paul issues ‘patriotic’ response to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrest, fans react – ‘There’s no way’: Paul is a tool, but I’m curious to see if he ever offers an official response to Chavez Jr’s deportation.
- Retiring Dustin Poirier ‘getting on steroids’ after UFC 318 swan song — ‘I’m getting jacked and tan’: Maybe Poirier, Donald Cerrone, and Jose Aldo can team up for a chest day vlog?
Insomnia
Dustin Poirier says stay in school, kids.
Leon Edwards has been awfully quiet since the Sean Brady loss, but he now says he would like to return opposite Ian Machado Garry. Someone like Joaquin Buckley might be more appropriate though …
The Meatball is coming to a boxing ring near you.
Tyson Fury in a constant state of troll.
Tyson Fury on Jake Paul calling out Anthony Joshua:
“I think it’s a good fight. I think it’s a real 50/50 fight.”
— Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) July 3, 2025
If the Kill Cliff stories are true, Henri Hooft has seen Ilia Topuria’s boxing firsthand at the expense of his students.
After his Jamahal Hill destruction, I’m officially a believer in Khalil Rountree as a 205-pound contender.
Major style points on this throw!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Heavyweights swanging-and-banging!
I can’t imagine many of the people reading this knew that Stevie Ray submitted Paddy Pimblett in a grappling match.
Notice how well angled the knee lands? Brutal.
Random Land
Mind your fingers.
Midnight Music: Jazz, 1955
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
